The Spanish military and warfare from 1899 to the Civil War : the uncertain path to victory, José Vicente Herrero Péez, (electronic book)

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This book explores the attitudes of the Spanish army officer corps towards the evolution of warfare during the early decades of the twentieth century, and their influence on the armies of the Spanish Civil War. It examines how the Spanish military coped with technological innovations such as the machine gun and the tank, how it adapted the army&#x00B4;s battlefield doctrine to changes in warfare before the Civil War, and the influence of this doctrine on the outcome of the conflict. Of the different armed forces that fought in the Spanish Civil War, it is paradoxically the Spanish army that remains most forgotten - especially its military doctrine. Scholarship on the Spanish military in this period focuses on its politics, ideology and institutional reforms, touching upon 'hard' professional issues only superficially, if at all. Based on original research and using largely unstudied Spanish primary sources, this book fills a major scholarly gap in the history of the Spanish army and the Spanish Civil War

Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Note On Translations, MilitaryTerminology and Sources; Chapter 1 The Spanish Army Under the Restoration Until 1916; Politics, Society, and the Military, 1875-1916; From Political-Military Appeasement to Military Defeat; The Repercussion of the Desastre and the Military's Return to Politics; The Beginnings of the General Staff; The State of the Army: The Problems for Military Planning; The Political Problem of the General Staff; Early Organization of the General Staff; Disbandment and Rebirth of the General Staff

The Officer Corps: Social and Professional BackgroundThe Transformation of the Spanish Officer Corps After 1808; Professional Concerns of Career Officers; The Officer Corps' Reluctance for Military Reform; A Snapshot of the Spanish Officer Corps in 1907; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Military Corporatism Under the Restoration; The System of Separate Corps Academies; Spanish Military Education from 1800 to 1893; The Reform of 1893; The Reform of 1893 Under Criticism; Attempted Reforms; The Military Consequences of Corporatism; The Learned Corps' Struggle for Responsibilities

The Corporate Rivalry's Effects on Military EffectivenessThe Odd Corps Out: The Controversy About the Staff Corps; The Problem of the Reform of the Staff Corps; The Training of Staff Officers After 1893; Attack and Defence of the Staff Corps; The Staff Corps and the Development of the General Staff; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Firepower and Infantry Tactics, 1899-1913; Firepower and the Problem of the Offensive; The Impact of New Firearm Technology on the Battlefield; The Spanish Army and Its War Experiences, 1873-1898; The Debate on the Tactical Lessons of the 1895-1898 Wars

Bayonet Versus FirepowerThe Value of Cold Steel in Modern Warfare; Firepower as the Foundation of Tactics; The Evolution of Infantry Tactical Regulations; The Theoretical Debate on Tactical Regulations, 1899-1913; The Alleged Lessons of the Russo-Japanese War: Field Fortifications and the Rise of Morale Factors; Towards New Infantry Tactics: The 1908 Regulations; The Campaign of Melilla (1909) and Its Consequences; The Military Operations; Lessons of the Campaign; The Aftermath: The 1913 Infantry Tactical Regulations; Conclusion; Chapter 4 The Machine Gun, 1899-1913

The Psychological Concept of WarfareWarfare as an Exercise of Willpower; Social Evolution and the Problems of Universal Military Service; Ricardo Burguete: Searching for Industrial Age Warriors; The Machine Gun: Early Trials and Organizatonial Debates; Machine Guns in the Spanish Army up to 1900; Corporate Procrastination, 1900-1907; Who Should Operate the Machine Gun?; The Machine Gun and Tactics, 1900-1913; The Problem of Controlling Infantry Firepower; The Machine Gun as a Weapon of Opportunity; The Battlefield Role of the Machine Gun; The Effects of the Machine Gun on Morale

This book explores the attitudes of the Spanish army officer corps towards the evolution of warfare during the early decades of the twentieth century, and their influence on the armies of the Spanish Civil War. It examines how the Spanish military coped with technological innovations such as the machine gun and the tank, how it adapted the army&#x00B4;s battlefield doctrine to changes in warfare before the Civil War, and the influence of this doctrine on the outcome of the conflict. Of the different armed forces that fought in the Spanish Civil War, it is paradoxically the Spanish army that remains most forgotten - especially its military doctrine. Scholarship on the Spanish military in this period focuses on its politics, ideology and institutional reforms, touching upon 'hard' professional issues only superficially, if at all. Based on original research and using largely unstudied Spanish primary sources, this book fills a major scholarly gap in the history of the Spanish army and the Spanish Civil War

Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Note On Translations, MilitaryTerminology and Sources; Chapter 1 The Spanish Army Under the Restoration Until 1916; Politics, Society, and the Military, 1875-1916; From Political-Military Appeasement to Military Defeat; The Repercussion of the Desastre and the Military's Return to Politics; The Beginnings of the General Staff; The State of the Army: The Problems for Military Planning; The Political Problem of the General Staff; Early Organization of the General Staff; Disbandment and Rebirth of the General Staff

The Officer Corps: Social and Professional BackgroundThe Transformation of the Spanish Officer Corps After 1808; Professional Concerns of Career Officers; The Officer Corps' Reluctance for Military Reform; A Snapshot of the Spanish Officer Corps in 1907; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Military Corporatism Under the Restoration; The System of Separate Corps Academies; Spanish Military Education from 1800 to 1893; The Reform of 1893; The Reform of 1893 Under Criticism; Attempted Reforms; The Military Consequences of Corporatism; The Learned Corps' Struggle for Responsibilities

The Corporate Rivalry's Effects on Military EffectivenessThe Odd Corps Out: The Controversy About the Staff Corps; The Problem of the Reform of the Staff Corps; The Training of Staff Officers After 1893; Attack and Defence of the Staff Corps; The Staff Corps and the Development of the General Staff; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Firepower and Infantry Tactics, 1899-1913; Firepower and the Problem of the Offensive; The Impact of New Firearm Technology on the Battlefield; The Spanish Army and Its War Experiences, 1873-1898; The Debate on the Tactical Lessons of the 1895-1898 Wars

Bayonet Versus FirepowerThe Value of Cold Steel in Modern Warfare; Firepower as the Foundation of Tactics; The Evolution of Infantry Tactical Regulations; The Theoretical Debate on Tactical Regulations, 1899-1913; The Alleged Lessons of the Russo-Japanese War: Field Fortifications and the Rise of Morale Factors; Towards New Infantry Tactics: The 1908 Regulations; The Campaign of Melilla (1909) and Its Consequences; The Military Operations; Lessons of the Campaign; The Aftermath: The 1913 Infantry Tactical Regulations; Conclusion; Chapter 4 The Machine Gun, 1899-1913

The Psychological Concept of WarfareWarfare as an Exercise of Willpower; Social Evolution and the Problems of Universal Military Service; Ricardo Burguete: Searching for Industrial Age Warriors; The Machine Gun: Early Trials and Organizatonial Debates; Machine Guns in the Spanish Army up to 1900; Corporate Procrastination, 1900-1907; Who Should Operate the Machine Gun?; The Machine Gun and Tactics, 1900-1913; The Problem of Controlling Infantry Firepower; The Machine Gun as a Weapon of Opportunity; The Battlefield Role of the Machine Gun; The Effects of the Machine Gun on Morale

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The Spanish military and warfare from 1899 to the Civil War : the uncertain path to victory, José Vicente Herrero Péez, (electronic book)

Preface; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Tables; Note On Translations, MilitaryTerminology and Sources; Chapter 1 The Spanish Army Under the Restoration Until 1916; Politics, Society, and the Military, 1875-1916; From Political-Military Appeasement to Military Defeat; The Repercussion of the Desastre and the Military's Return to Politics; The Beginnings of the General Staff; The State of the Army: The Problems for Military Planning; The Political Problem of the General Staff; Early Organization of the General Staff; Disbandment and Rebirth of the General Staff

The Officer Corps: Social and Professional BackgroundThe Transformation of the Spanish Officer Corps After 1808; Professional Concerns of Career Officers; The Officer Corps' Reluctance for Military Reform; A Snapshot of the Spanish Officer Corps in 1907; Conclusion; Chapter 2 Military Corporatism Under the Restoration; The System of Separate Corps Academies; Spanish Military Education from 1800 to 1893; The Reform of 1893; The Reform of 1893 Under Criticism; Attempted Reforms; The Military Consequences of Corporatism; The Learned Corps' Struggle for Responsibilities

The Corporate Rivalry's Effects on Military EffectivenessThe Odd Corps Out: The Controversy About the Staff Corps; The Problem of the Reform of the Staff Corps; The Training of Staff Officers After 1893; Attack and Defence of the Staff Corps; The Staff Corps and the Development of the General Staff; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Firepower and Infantry Tactics, 1899-1913; Firepower and the Problem of the Offensive; The Impact of New Firearm Technology on the Battlefield; The Spanish Army and Its War Experiences, 1873-1898; The Debate on the Tactical Lessons of the 1895-1898 Wars

Bayonet Versus FirepowerThe Value of Cold Steel in Modern Warfare; Firepower as the Foundation of Tactics; The Evolution of Infantry Tactical Regulations; The Theoretical Debate on Tactical Regulations, 1899-1913; The Alleged Lessons of the Russo-Japanese War: Field Fortifications and the Rise of Morale Factors; Towards New Infantry Tactics: The 1908 Regulations; The Campaign of Melilla (1909) and Its Consequences; The Military Operations; Lessons of the Campaign; The Aftermath: The 1913 Infantry Tactical Regulations; Conclusion; Chapter 4 The Machine Gun, 1899-1913

The Psychological Concept of WarfareWarfare as an Exercise of Willpower; Social Evolution and the Problems of Universal Military Service; Ricardo Burguete: Searching for Industrial Age Warriors; The Machine Gun: Early Trials and Organizatonial Debates; Machine Guns in the Spanish Army up to 1900; Corporate Procrastination, 1900-1907; Who Should Operate the Machine Gun?; The Machine Gun and Tactics, 1900-1913; The Problem of Controlling Infantry Firepower; The Machine Gun as a Weapon of Opportunity; The Battlefield Role of the Machine Gun; The Effects of the Machine Gun on Morale